Would love to demo the "new" 52/275 ball. The original didn't past the test.

The specs, numbers, ratings don't mean a thing if it doesn't "feel/sound right, didn't perform'. This was the biggest complaint during our demo.

The complaints were not only from "power hitters" that some say have an ego, but from line drive base hitters to punch and juddies.

We that play for the MTC teams have local tournaments for charity several times a year, next one is in September. MTC 50, 55, 60 and a men's team from the Sheriff's department will be there, would be a good time to demo this new ball.

As you know I demo'd this ball. My opinion is the only way this ball servives in Senior Softball is that it's implemented across the board SSUSA, SPA, NCSSA, etc, at the same time. And there's no where else to play.

I beleive if given a choice between associations A or B, teams will choose the one with the better ball 44/375. Dollars will be the ultimare factor in any permanet changes. If an asociation changes to the 52/275 and the numbers decline the ball will die on the vine.

Taits,
I umpire as well as still play with the "kids". The equipment I see is stupid. USSSA, NSA and ASA are shaved bat city. Rarely do you see clean equipment. Atleast in Seniors you see/know what you,re up against.

Had to know the Mavericks would be in the finals. East Bay Oldies would be a suprise to some, but us Nor Cal players know what we see almost every weekend. Congrats to the East Bay Oldies regardless of first/second finish. Hell of a accomplishment.

I thought the balls were fine. Those that should have hit 'em far, did. Those that shouldn't hit 'em far, didn't. I know the previous weekend the temperatures were higher but we all play under the same conditions on any given weekend. Maybe in certain locations where high temperature and humdity are common we should use the Micro-Cell ball.

As for Desert West, having played there in "08" I had fore warned our team about the lighting. Still, they were suprised as to how bad. Having teams walk of the field regarding safety sents a strong message to SSUSA.

As the season ends and rumors fly we'll see where teams and players end up.

Leagues BLD Manteca uses PPR. Any line drive up the box (3'each side of mound, as high as arm length)from homeplate to centerfield fence is an out. There is a chalk marking the with of box, picther has 6' from rubber for release.

USSSA bats 44/375 ball. Play with the kids and no doubt not a clean bat to be seen. Youngers guys look like the sideshow, atleast with Seniors nonody's trying to fool anyone.

I could see where some would love this ball when there playing infield defense, but change their minds once they had to hit it. What I could see nobody except for a couple 50 Major plus players hit the ball out of the park.

Defensively, played the shallowest outfield I've played in many years. Not one ball hit over my head.

Opinion: I don't see how anyone would want to play this ball. It is to far to the extreme. Trumpball, honestly I would find it hard to sell this even to the 40 and 50 divisions.

You would have to come up with a ball in between these two examples. If this ball was to become the norm I could see alot of guys staying home or playing another association.

We have a large talent pool here in Cali. Any given weekend in our local tournaments you could get you butt kicked. This makes for a tested team when one travels to worlds. Others parts of the country may not have as many teams or deeply talented brackets but at the top those teams are just as effective as Cali.

In the youger days we always had to travel east to play worlds, it's refreshing for us to travel a few hours to Phoenix instead of 11 hrs back east. We traveled this year to play the SPA event, after the travel time and cost I was a disapointment when I saw the facilities and hit that Baiden ball. At this point I wouldn't return to that tournament.

Prediction for Phoenix, Cali wil be strong in the 40, 50, 55, maybe the 60's.

As for 2009 we may have a smaller schedule, cost being a factor. Maybe three tournaments east of thr Rockies everything else in the west.

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